Employee Spotlight: Emily Bennett

Which location do you work, what position do you hold and how long have you been with the company?
Emily Bennett – Store Manager of our Trailblazer Mohegan Sun location. I started over 10 years ago at this location as a holiday hire

What is your favorite piece of gear/clothing/shoe?
I love it all! I get made fun of a lot because my favorite product to sell is the Royal Robbins Desert Pucker Shirt – we’ve been together for 10 years, what can I say?
But personally I am a huge fan of my Smith Cheetah Sunglasses, Danskos, and Smartwool socks, I am wearing at least one of these things daily. Oh, and my AG jeans… we are kind of obsessed with those at Mohegan.

How do you spend your free time?
Enjoying the company of my chocolate lab Amos and my fiancé Ben, traveling whenever possible, and taking lots of photos.

Anything exciting happening for you in oh say the next month or two?
I’m having a huge party at my house with all of my closest friends and family, and marrying my best friend 🙂

If you could have dinner with anyone living or dead, who would it be?
A younger version of myself I guess?

What is your biggest pet peeve?
Bad customer service, which is why you will never see it at Trailblazer Mohegan Sun ;). That and bad driving.

Favorite candy?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s Pieces, and those small chocolate eggs that come out around Easter.

Best vacation you have ever been on?
Driving my best friend to her new home in Portland Oregon with pit stops all over the country, including Yellowstone. Pretty much any trip I take with her is my favorite (don’t tell Ben)

Thank you for your time!!

Here’s a video Emily took with our company GoPro during our 2014 Run the Gauntlet 5k Obstacle Race! – AP